The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-12-01


some ooe thing besides bousekeep-
ing. With some il is painting with
others music, others fancy work OF
religion. I've known women who
were really dissipated, you might
say, 10 religious work; they carried
IL to such unreasonable lengths -
You aud /. not being gifted in aoy
OF these directions, have gone on ia
plain, quiet home life But we
must not on that account, find iault
with those who zee life from differ
cot standpoint or call them frivolous
because they take au interest ii
things we don't care for. Mrs
Downs was always fond Of dress Al d
fancy work, but until this story
came out everybody seemed to like
her
We'll, you can say what Won pleasB,
returned Mrs. Jnffrey, wrathfulIy
when woman behaves herself she
won't be talked abont The most
shameful part Of the whole affair is
her assumed innocence ! saw ber
myself walking tue streets with Mr.,
Cotton only last evening, cool as you
please. IL there's mau in this
village that pity It's Jack Downs.
The next day was Sunday, aud The
minister. Mr.. Snow, looked around
at the rapidly filling pews with u
feeling of calm com placoncy. Every
face wore u look of keen expectancy,
and when Jack Downs entered with
bis pretty wife, significant lock :
were exchanged aud suppressed
sensation was visible throughout the
audience.
Youthful and pretty, sho added to
these attractions by taste in dreas
that was simply perfect. AS she
came slowly up the aisle twirliug her
tau nonchalautly, whispered ccm-
ments ptssed frcm ono to another
How hrszepi Did you evor so.
snch eifrontry !? murmured Mrs
Dorr to Mrs. Cowles.
She's p!uckly little piece = said
Mr. Martin to his wife, in tone in
which surprise was no evidently IA
vored with admiration, tb / his bet
tor half bestowed on him a glauc. VI
witheriDg scJrn.
WHAT audaciiy = said Mrs. Brown
to her daughter Cora.
; Bot that sonsa lady. who rela'c-
go III thS- TI--T1-----r-------s, 49,
village poetess, was wrapped in poet
C contemplation She knew that Mrs
Downs bad fallen nnder public di+-
appreciation because of love letter
that bad been found by some QUE,
addressed to her anI in Mr.. CJltou' s
handwriting,
0 her people saw the reprehensi-
be marriage tlirt accepting protes-
tatious Of love from gentleman nc.
quain,ance. Not So, Miss Cora.
This Byronic state Of affairs did not
so much shocf her moral sensibili-
ties, as it presented theme for her
muse to protray the agonies OF miss
sloced affection Viewing the whole
matter siupIy as an abstraction she
surreptiiiously drew ont her hymn
book aud slyly penciled on the mar
gin;
Let the cold world deride me,
! will but love the more,
Whatever fate betide thee
Here sue stopped, the only rhyme
that suggested itself being :sore.'-
Struggling with the situation, sh,
had just changed the line, Il vii
not shed thy gore;' to My heart bu
can adore, when she was recalled t
herself by the sound of Mr.. Snow
vioco as lie flushed reading the u.s.
ui ! list of notices.
"A most painful circumstance hav
ing arisen, that seriously affects u
as community as we'll as congre
CATION, since it compromises th'
good names Of two Of our members
feel il duty to afford an opportu
pity for afnll explanation The con
, gregation is invited to meet at th
, parsonage tomorrow evening at
o'clock | hope that every membe
, of this congregation will be present
After that it matiersd it'll
whether the sermon was marvt
of brilliaucy or the dullest disquisi
ton that ever bored q long sufferiD